Practice question · Match the pairs
Match each classification term to its meaning.
- Attribute
- Type
- Assemblage
- Seriation
- Ordering by changing type frequencies
- All material from one context
- A cluster of traits that travel together
- A single observable feature
Hints
- The terms form a ladder from single features to whole groups.
- One term names the collection of finds from a single deposit.
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- Attribute → A single observable feature
- Type → A cluster of traits that travel together
- Assemblage → All material from one context
- Seriation → Ordering by changing type frequencies
Why
Attributes build types, types fill assemblages, and shifting frequencies across assemblages drive seriation. Each term is a rung from raw observation to chronology.
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